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LILLIE MAUDE (163968) . Bush habit broad spreading, but 

 probably up to 5 feet in height in time. Leaves medium 

 green. Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 3" across, beautifully frilled, 

 Tyrian Pink, a very clear color. Mid- to late May. 



LITANY (160083). Bush with dense, twiggy habit, gener- 

 ally broader than tall, but up to 5 feet. Leaves narrow, 

 dark green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, freely produced, excel- 

 lent rounded form, 2"-2%" across, deep lavender pink, 

 heavy Amaranth blotch. Late April, early May. 



LOUISE DOWDLE (163969). Bush habit, broad to wide 

 spreading, densely twiggy in time, but up to 5 feet. Leaves 

 medium to dark green. Flowers very freely produced, 1 

 to 3 in head, 3" across, brilliant, Tyrian Pink, with showy 

 blotch of Tyrian Rose. Mid- to late May. 



LOVELINESS (160033). Bushes erect at first but filling 

 in with ascending branches to 6 feet ; leaves rather narrow, 

 somewhat hairy, medium green. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, 

 2"-2%" across, well imbricated, margins somewhat ruffled, 

 Deep Rose Pink self with enough pale yellow undertone 

 to make pink vivid. Late mid-season. 



LUCETTE (160055). Erect, somewhat Kurumelike habit, 

 with broad, dark green leaves almost as good as those in 

 Glacier but hairier. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, 2" across, 

 very symmetrical, slightly waved margins, Tyrian Pink; 

 dots of blotch heavy, between Tyrian Rose and Amaranth 

 Purple ; base of tube light with faint suggestion of yellow. 

 Mid-season. 



LULLABY (141794). Upright and eventually broad spread- 

 ing to 4 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 4 in 

 head, freely produced, hose-in-hose, iy 2 " across, Rose 

 Doree, showing Tyrian Rose blotch. Late April. 



LUMINARY (163823). Bush habit rather broad spreading, 

 but probably not over 4 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers 

 very abundantly, 2 to 3 in head, 2"-2%" across, carry as 

 a pure salmon color, many with six lobes to corolla, 

 Spinel Pink, Rose in throat, and yellow at base of tube. 

 Mid-May. 



LUSTRE (141802). Bush erect but somewhat spreading to 

 not over 5 feet. Leaves dark green, glossy, narrow. Flowers 

 usually 2 in head, 2"-2%" across, very round and regular 

 in form but lobes not imbricated, practically a self, Rose 

 Color. Early May. 



LYRIC (163891). Broad spreading rather than tall, to 5 

 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 2V 2 "-3" 

 across, white with chartreuse blotch. Heads are sometimes 

 grouped so that clusters up to 14 flowers may appear on 

 young shoots. Mid-May. 



MADCAP (163973). Bush habit broad spreading, but prob- 

 ably in time to 5 feet. Leaves dark green, glossy. Flowers 

 very freely, blooms of heavy substance, 2 to 4 in head, 

 2" across white, flaked and striped but not sanded, 

 Eugenia Red. There is a yellow tone throughout entire 

 flower. Mid-May. 



MADEIRA (160093). Vigorous, erect growth to eventually 

 spreading crown to 7 feet. Leaves medium green, not large. 

 Flowers usually 2 to 3 in head, 3" across, rather funnel 

 shaped, between Deep Rose Pink and Rose Color, spots 

 of blotch Tyrian Rose, showy, anthers brown, filaments 

 Tyrian Rose. Late April. 



MADRIGAL (163096). Vigorous, rather spreading bush to 

 3% feet, with slender, quite evergreen foliage. Flowers 

 usually 2 to 3 in head, 3%" across, Pale Rose Pink with a 

 blotch slightly deeper in color that extends beyond the 

 uppermost lobe on to the two side lobes. Mid- to late April. 



MAGIC (141789). Erect to eventually over-arching habit 

 to 5 feet. Leaves fine dark green. Flowers usually 2 to 5 

 in head, 1%" across, irregularly, hose-in-hose, Rose Doree, 

 blotch Tyrian Rose, but appears darker because dots are 

 confluent. Late April, early May. 



MANHATTAN (163917). Spreading habit to 4 feet. Leaves 

 dark green. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 2V 2 " 

 across, rounded lobes, between Amaranth Pink and Tyrian 

 Pink; blotch carries as a stain of Tyrian Rose on upper 

 lobe. Mid- to late May. 



MARJORIE (163924). Spreading habit to 4 feet. Leaves dark 

 green. Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 3" across 

 with broad, rounded lobes, Rose Color, with blotch on 

 upper lobe like a heavy stain of Tyrian Rose, a faint yellow 

 tone at base of tube. Mid- to late May. 



MARMORA (160051). Erect to somewhat spreading up to 7 

 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 2 to 4 in head, 

 heads often clustered, 2"-2 1 / 2 " across, pure white, abundant, 

 no suggestion of blotch. Mid-April. 



MARTHA HITCHCOCK (163955). Bush habit rather broad 

 spreading, but probably will reach 4 feet in height. Leaves 

 medium green, hairy. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3" across, 

 white margined with Magenta. Cut out all branches sport- 

 ing to solid Magenta. Early to mid-May. 



